【關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事欣賞】英語小故事3分鐘

1、本文格式為word版，下載可任意編輯【關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事欣賞】英語小故事3分鐘 對(duì)于活潑,布滿奇怪心的學(xué)校生而言,英語故事閱讀能更好地吸引他們的留意力,提高他們的愛好，有利于教學(xué)任務(wù)的進(jìn)行。本文是關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事，盼望對(duì)大家有關(guān)心! 關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事：popular park reopens the silas lake park reopens today after being closed for six months. the park was closed because mud and rock slides destroyed part of cambridge road,

2、the only access into the park. "we had to remove tons of boulders and rocks,' said hugh foster of the parks and recreation department. "then we had to rebuild a bridge and reconstruct almost a mile of highway. im really surprised we got it done so soon.' the park is three miles nor

3、th of colfax on highway 28. cambridge road is a two-lane highway that winds upward through pearl canyon before it descends to silas lake, which has about 20 miles of shoreline. the largest lake in the county, it is also famous for bass. in fact, the record largemouth bass catch in california occurre

4、d here in 1975. a 14-year-old boy caught a 19-pound bass. the lake has two ramps for boaters, a full-service restaurant, a snack bar, a small tackle store, and a boat rental facility. as with all county parks, no alcohol is sold or permitted. more than 100 picnic tables have protective roofs and big

5、 barbecue pits. there are public restrooms with free shower facilities, lots of trash cans, and hiking trails for nature lovers. the west side of the park includes a softball field, a soccer field, and two volleyball courts. horseshoes and kite-flying are two other popular activities. in the summer,

6、 a designated swimming area has a lifeguard on duty seven days a week. the entry fee is $10 per vehicle and $10 per boat. reservations are not accepted. the parking lot holds about 500 vehicles; if it is full, no additional vehicles are allowed to enter. latecomers either leave or wait in line for s

7、omeone to leave the parking lot. some weekends there are three dozen vehicles waiting in line outside the gate. because of many requests, park officials soon might start permitting campers to stay overnight on weekends. the park is open from dawn to 10 p.m. during the summer. "we probably avera

8、ge 2,000 people here every day during the summer,' said foster. "they come here to fish, swim, water-ski, jet-ski, picnic, commune with mother nature, you name it. people love this place.' 關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事：gets booked, writes a book a man convicted of writing bad checks to casinos has written

9、a book that he predicts will become a national bestseller. entitled a casino is born every minute, the 250-page book details james duncans successful and unsuccessful attempts to beat casinos. duncan is serving a five-year sentence for grand larceny in the las vegas city jail. he wrote 18 bogus chec

10、ks, ranging in value from $3,000 to $10,000, at 17 different casinos. "my only mistake was cashing that last check at the same casino i had cashed the first check at,' said duncan. "they were waiting for me.' duncan only has a few months left before he is released from the jail. du

11、ring his incarceration, he used the library facilities and computers to write his book. he completed the book two months ago and is now shopping it around to various publishers. books about gambling and casinos are very popular. people like to read about gangsters, beautiful women, flashy cars, posh

12、 hotels, and the exciting possibilities of winning it all and losing it all. duncan says he was the first card-counter in las vegas. he claims that he made almost $1 million at blackjack. then, other card sharks started copying his technique. "they abused the system,' said duncan. "the

13、y got greedy. if theyd been like me, and just won some here and there, different places, and different nights, the casinos wouldnt have gotten suspicious so fast.' when the casinos realized what was going on, they started using two or more decks at the blackjack tables to thwart the counters. th

14、ey escorted out anyone they suspected of counting cards. 關(guān)于5分鐘英語故事：trees are a threat the mountain town of canton is at an elevation of 6,000 feet. it is surrounded by thick underbrush and pine trees. because of six years of drought, these plants are a major fire hazard. thousands of trees and tons

15、of underbrush are going to be removed over the next five years at a minimum cost of $3 million. the brush will be removed first, then the trees will be toppled and removed. a cleared nonflammable area will then safely surround the town of 4,000. residents look forward to the work, because it will he

16、lp their town survive a future inferno. "but there are two problems,' said one resident. "all the extra trucks are going to make traffic pretty bad. once the area is cleared, we have to make sure dirt bikers dont try to make the cleared area their personal playground.' a recent fir

17、e burned 4,000 acres and destroyed 11 homes in nearby hamilton. the fire was raging toward canton, but a sudden rainstorm put it out. residents know that they wont get lucky twice, so they are looking forward to this massive clearing operation. ninety percent of the cutting and clearing will be paid

18、 with federal funds. unfortunately, if the trees are on private property, they must be paid for by the residents themselves. prices can range as high as $1,000 to cut and remove one tree. officials say that residents can apply for state and federal loans if necessary. "well, what good does that do me?' asked thelma, a 65-year-old widow. "im living on social security. ive got four trees on my property. the governments no